Detroit Derby Girls championship bout set for Saturday, May 22, 2010, at Cobo Arena

Posted on April 30, 2010

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Ticket prices for women’s roller derby championship only $15 for adults with up to two children 12 and under for free per adult

DETROIT, Mich. – Touted as one of the biggest roller derby events ever to be held in Michigan, the Detroit Derby Girls roller derby league will hold its 2010 championship bout at Cobo Arena on Saturday, May 22, 2010. All seats at Cobo will be premium, lower-bowl seats, and tickets are priced at a economically sensitive $15 for adults — with up to two children twelve and under per adult attending at no charge.

Tickets are available now at www.Ticketmaster.com or the Fox Theatre Box Office.

The undefeated D-Funk Allstars will compete against the Devil’s Night Dames, which lost only one game during its regular season.

All of the Detroit Derby Girls regular-season bouts were held at Detroit’s historic Masonic Temple and nearly all have sold out (over 900 tickets). With an increased seating capacity of 9,000 seats, Cobo Arena guarantees new fans the opportunity to procure premier seats for an up-close look at the combination of athleticism and entertainment.

Detroit Derby Girls’ President Amy Ruby, who also plays in the league under the name Racer McChaseHer, said: “The sport of roller derby and our league in particular have cultivated an impressive fan base and we have found once adults and children are exposed to it, they become diehard fans. We are so excited to offer a much larger venue for our fans and our goal is to see at least 3,000 at the championship bout at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 22.”

In addition to the derby excitement, the night will be full of other entertainment as well. The Hardcore Detroit breakdancers will be the halftime entertainment and the ticket stub from the event provides free entry into an After Party to be held at Detroit’s Majestic Theatre – featuring Nickie P and Wolfie Complex as the entertainment.

“The Detroit Derby Girls league is deeply committed to the city of Detroit,” said President Ruby. “We have had opportunities to hold our bouts elsewhere, but we take great pride in having ‘Detroit’ in our name.”

The league is also strongly committed to making a difference in the Detroit community, according to Ruby. It has supported Detroit-based charities for several seasons including Orchard’s Childrens Services and the Soujourner Foundation. For the past two seasons Alternatives for Girls has received 50/50 raffle proceeds from each bout. And, it participates in Detroit’s UCCA Garden Project and has donated vegetables grown in its plot to Gleaners Food Bank.
A Detroit Derby Girls bout consists of two 30-minute halves, with each half made up of several jams lasting for up to two minutes of fast-paced, unpredictable action.

Some of the finest roller-derby athletes in the country will compete in the May 22 championship. The undefeated D-Funk Allstars are led by Fatal Femme and Roxanna Hardplace, with support from veteren jammers Sista Slit’chya and boo d. livers. The Devil’s Night Dames feature stars Vicious Vixen, Whiskey Soured, Racer McChaseHer, and promising rookie Formosa Fury.

The sport includes plenty of fast-paced action but, unlike what you might remember while watching roller derby from many years ago, no fighting or rough-housing is allowed. And, both major and minor penalties, as in the sport of hockey, can play a pivotal role in points scored and the eventual winner, according to Ruby.

For more information about The Detroit Derby Girls and the May 22 championship bout at Cobo Arena, please visit www.DetroitDerbyGirls.com .

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D-Funk Allstars 86 vs. Detroit Pistoffs 62

Posted on April 12, 2010

by Rusty Wheeler
Detroit, MI
Apr 10, 2010

The D-Funk Allstars continued their winning ways in the 2010 season by grinding out an 86-62 defensive victory over the Detroit Pistoffs on April 10. The Funk led all the way, but never by a comfortable margin, leading by 18 points at halftime (at 39-21) and leading by 11 to 30 points in the 2nd half. Most jams were low scoring. The Funk scored 5 or more points in only 4 of the game’s 44 jams, the Pistoffs scored 5 or more points in only 3 jams. The Funk were shutout in 20 jams, the Pistoffs were blanked in 26 jams. There were only 8 grand slams in the game, 5 of those by the Funk.

D-Funk led 13-0 after 5 jams to start the game, then the Pistoffs cut the lead to 16-14 after the 11th jam of the 1st half. The Funk then slowly built the lead back to 39-21 at the half. The highest scoring jam of the half went to the Pistoff’s Cookie Rumble with an 8-0 win in jam 10. In the 2nd half, the closest the Pistoffs could get was to trail by 42-31 after 3 jams. The Funk led by 30 points at 65-35 after 9 jams, but their lead the rest of the way was around 20 points. The Funk’s Sista Slit’chya had the highest scoring jam of the night, 10-0, in jam 8.

When the wheels stopped turning, D-Funk’s Roxanna Hardplace earned MVP, plus Offensive and Defensive Blocker of the Game awards, racking up 76 total actions (blocks and assists) for the game. Her teammate, Sista Slit’chya, was awarded jammer of the game. Sista had 36 points and a plus/minus rating of +10 as a jammer, just edging out her teammate boo d. livers who had 31 points and a +9 jammer plus/minus. High scorer for the Pistoffs was Cookie Rumble with 24 points and a +5 jammer plus/minus; the Pistoffs most effective blocker was Elle McFearsome with 44 actions.

Rosters

Detroit Pistoffs: 303 Bruisie Siouxxx; 728 Combat Cat; 33.3 Cookie Rumble; 20 Devil Kitty; $ Effin Money; 6 Elle McFearsome; 428 Freakin’ Rican; 669 Maim West; 80 Mean Streak; 1821 Mexi-Go (captain); 181 Vega Vendetta; Thunderkiss ’65 Yin.

D-Funk Allstars: 313 Black Eyed Skeez; 24/7 boo d. livers; 9 Cat’s Meow; 46 Fatal Femme (captain); Section 8 Ghetto Barbie; 23 Ima Wrecker; 925 Loca Lola; 10/6 The Mad Hatcher; 100% Polly Fester; 3cc Roxanna Hardplace (asscap); CH4 Seoul Slayer; 5” Blade Sista Slit’chya; 813 Tiny Ninja.

Future

The Detroit Derby Girls finish out their 2010 home season with the Grudge Match between the Detroit Pistoffs and the Pistolwhippers to determine 3rd and 4th place on Saturday, April 24, then on Saturday, May 22, the D-Funk Allstars and the Devil’s Night Dames will battle for the Championship. A new champion will be crowned as neither the Funk nor the Dames have yet won a title. The games are at the historic Masonic Temple in downtown Detroit, doors at 6pm, game at 7pm. More info at http://www.detroitderbygirls.com/.

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